Pankaj Mishra v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) allowed Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 256 of 2024, Pankaj Mishra v. State of U.P., by order dated 30.5.2024 (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:41309). Bail was granted in Case Crime No. 787 of 2021 under Sections 406, 420, 323, 504 and 506 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Ayodhya (Faizabad), arising from an F.I.R. dated 29.11.2021 alleging investment fraud in Maa Media House (Rs. 7,86,71,950/- invested, not refunded). Decisive factors: incarceration since 22.01.2022, charges not framed for over two years, no civil proceedings initiated by the informant, and bail already granted in four of twelve similar cases. Bail subject to conditions: no tampering with evidence, no pressurizing witnesses, appearance on every date fixed.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Pankaj Mishra to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate/court concerned, subject to conditions that the applicant shall not tamper with prosecution evidence, shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses, and shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court.